We need to be faithful to God and we need to trust the Faithful One. Early this morning I was riding my mountain bike past an airstrip…
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In South Africa it is springtime - it is the time of new beginnings. As a farmer, I can go and look at the trees and they are pushing out brand new leaves...
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James Hudson Taylor took the Gospel to China hundreds of years ago and one of the Chinese converts came to him after he had been converted for a few months…
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Over this past weekend, we experienced a snowstorm on Shalom Farm, indeed the whole of Kwazulu-Natal, as we have never ever seen before in 44 years…
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Don’t just tell folk that you love them, show them that you love them by your lifestyle... that you are changed. There has got to be a change in a person’s life…
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Now, we always say here at Shalom, “A good idea is not always a God idea and a need never justifies a call.” What does that mean? It means that when the Lord…
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Now, remember bad company corrupts but good company builds up good character. We need to spend time with positive people who have got…
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Many years ago, my wife, Jill and I, had a little Christian coffee bar in Greytown. We used to meet every Friday night with all the young people in the town…
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A mighty man of God must be selfless. He must be honourable. He must be disciplined, committed, fearless, gentle…
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As I am dictating this message to you we are having a full-on thunderstorm. The kind of thunderstorm you get in summer on the farm, yet…
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We must not be frivolous in these times. Frivolous means to be superficial and carefree. To just let it go and not consider what…
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When we pray, it is not about the length of the prayer, or about the repetition that counts. God is wanting simple prayer…
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I read a story about Alexander the Great. He conquered the known world in those days, he was a mighty general. He was in the field inspecting a field hospital where some of his soldiers were wounded…
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Maybe you are listening to this message and are feeling that way today. Remember the old hymn “Trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy…”
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We must walk the talk. We must hold the course... You and I must not deviate to the left nor the right. I was watching the Olympic Games and I was watching…
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What are you trusting the Lord for today? You see, any doctor will tell you it is impossible for a woman to fall pregnant without knowing a man. What about that 90-year-old woman conceiving a beautiful baby…
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Many years ago, I used to do weight-lifting… When we came into the gym and we wanted to greet each other, we never shook hands. I used to take a hold of that muscle on his shoulder and…
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You and I need to start spending more time reading the Good News - The Bible and less time hanging around negative people. Remember, faith is contagious, that’s right…
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Jabez asked and God granted his request. If we do not ask with faith, we will not receive. God always answers heartfelt prayers…
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Good people don’t go to heaven, believers go to heaven. Now, some people don’t like that term that I use but I really believe it with all of my heart. In this life, we have heard the old saying…
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